GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
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